June Johnson Illegal Immigration Analysis

The debate over illegal immigration has been a constant and ongoing struggle in the United States. Millions of illegal immigrants are living among us in the country, we have more entering daily. Recently, President Barack Obama touched on the topic with his immigration executive order. Unfortunately, with the republican takeover of the white house, many of his actions are not being supported. This is viable evidence that there are people who want to help fix the immigration system in a way that will benefit illegal immigrants and give them a fighting chance to prosper here in the United States. With that being said, there are also powers who do not want to see that happen because they believe that it is not in the best interest of the United States to open their borders to illegals. This puts to question what the next steps for the United States will decide and how that will affect Americans across the country. My goal of this essay is to enlighten the moral concerns in the debates pertaining to immigration.

The United States has long wrestled with questions over immigration policy, with heavy partisan rancor characterizing the nature of illegal immigration as a political issue. As a humanitarian, economical and sociological issue, illegal immigration is not only a pressing issue but one that can invoke highly charged and emotional reaction from both sides. This was amply demonstrated this past week when President Obama announced that the Department of Homeland Security would be granting 'deferred action' status to a category of illegal immigrants falling into a qualifying set of demographic conditions. According to Julia Preston & John H. Cushman Jr.'s 2012 New York Times article entitled "Obama to Permit Young Migrants to Remain in U.S," the President used his executive authority to limit the number of deportations committed upon illegal immigrants by easing the status of the youngest of these.

The Travel Ban marks a major turning point in the policies on immigration in the United States. Due to increased terrorist attacks and illegal immigrant numbers rising, it is believed that temporarily banning immigrants from particular countries is key to ensuring safety within the United States. Though many have expressed their concern towards the ban because of its similarity to previous discriminatory and unconstitutional acts. The ban has even been referred to as the “Muslim Ban”.

The chapter begins by explaining how Cecilia Munoz, an immigration advocate was working towards immigration reform in the White House in the early 2000’s. The author notes that news had broken that President Bush had met with Mexican President Vicente Fox to collaborate on plans to provide status to 3 million undocumented immigrants who were living in the U.S. Views from the White House put a stop to immigration reform plans and geared their focus on decreasing immigration patterns. After the terroristic attacks of 9/11 the topic of immigration took a different turn. Immigrants had yet another target on their backs, being labeled as potential terrorists. A shift in immigration had taken place after the attacks. Many people and organizations

There are currently 11 million undocumented immigrants living, working, and raising families in the United States. It is obvious that something needs to be done about this problem (Passel). However, when a bipartisan reform bill passed from the Senate to the House of Representatives, the House refused to consider it (Kim). In response, on November 20, 2014, President Obama declared that he had taken action by making an executive order that will fix America’s flawed immigration system. The proposed executive action offers a legal reprieve and perhaps work permits to some of the undocumented parents of U.S. citizens and permanent residents, expand the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program, and strengthen border security. Many

Since the last Presidential election, many arguments have been sparked on current immigration policy in the United States. Whether it be mayoral intervention on Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) raids, or deploying the National Guard to the US Mexico Border, immigration has been at the forefront of the latest greatest political kerfuffles. Politicians and lawmakers have argued for decades on the viability of laws and regulations protecting, as well as directing, immigration in the United States. According to the American Immigration Council, federal law only allows for 675,000 immigrants a year. Realistically, however, this is nowhere close to the number of aliens that entire the United States each year. Unfortunately, current immigration

On January 27th, 2017, president Trump signed an executive order dealing with immigration. The order took effect immediately and sparked anger and confusion across the nation. Dozens of international travelers were detained at airports across the country. Most of those detained were simply caught up in a government communication limbo. The order placed a temporary moratorium on immigration from seven countries Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.

Immigration continues to be a major problem in the United States on whether to include or banish “these illegal aliens” from America. With the current notion on Obama’s executive order many continue to claim that it is “administrative amnesty” in disguise or an “executive fiat”. However, while everyone is free to speak and criticize the new order, President Obama has the constitutional right to prevent deportation of the unauthorized immigrants. He is able to execute this immigration policy not only because he is the Chief Executive.

Illegal Immigration through Mexican borders has been a challenging issue for policy makers to handle. Some people believe that throwing money towards tightening border security and building a wall will provide the answer. Others believe that allowing more illegal aliens to stay in the United States, thus stealing jobs from U.S. citizens, would be an adequate solution. Another possibility is that NAFTA be reorganized so that it better helps the Mexican economy therefore leading to less illegal aliens desiring to cross the border. However, these issues are all based on the concept that illegal aliens are crossing the border in search of a better life. These solutions fail to recognize the main reason as to why there is a border crisis today

In March of 2016, President Trump placed a temporary ban on six Muslim countries. With the influx of middle easterners fleeing the middle east due to their war-torn countries President Trump has changed the number of refugees the country receives. President’s Trump focus is to fully understand who is attempting to come into the United States and ensure they are who they say they are. By conduct extensive background checks will give a better a understand on who is not being truthful, weeding out the suspected illegals who would cause harm in America. “Attorney General Jeff Sessions also singled out the refugee program as an issue

In the most recent US Presidential election cycle, illegal immigration has been a hot button issue. In fact, President-Elect Trump campaigned on the promise that he would have all illegal immigrants deported if he were to be elected. Now that he has been elected, the discussion of illegal immigration continues as supporters of Trump look forward to seeing action on this issue while those who are sympathetic to those who have come to the US illegally are nervous about the impact it will have on those families and communities. With approximately 11.7 illegal immigrants in the US in 2016, this is a topic that will be difficult to tackle (Zimmerman). However, there are several good reasons as to why illegal immigration needs to be discussed as it

Controversies on illegal immigrants has not and will not stop. Since trump's immigration ban against Muslim’s majority countries, the debate about immigration and immigrants rejuvenated again between the supporter and opponents. To demonstrate, the controversy extends to tens of years since the Declaration of Independence. In 1875, The supreme court declared that the immigration is a federal responsibility to end the dispute between the local and federal authorities1. After this date, the big mass immigration to the united states started in 1880 and continue with the current day. Since that time the debates between for and against immigration started. Many of these cases require a re-evaluation and intensive study ,and provide many of the

Immigration has always been a controversial topic worldwide. Some countries have a strict policy while others do not. The United States is in dire need of immigration reform due to the varying opinions of politicians and the numerous lives being affected that are at stake. Many conservatives believe that it is bad for the economy and government, while others think the opposite. Immigration is a topic that is close to my heart because I come from a family who migrated here to the United States. Enrique’s Journey gave me a new perspective on the topic. My feelings were validated and strengthened after reading the book. Immigration is an extensive topic that has several different aspects to it. The discussion of Syrian refugees is similar to that of undocumented immigrants, but yet the two topics also share vastly different points. The divide between opinions creates a split within the United States. We must have immigration reform to begin the healing and problematic issues the United States faces.

Immigration has doubled since 1990 and currently an estimate of 3.5 million immigrants live in the United States. Immigrants have been arriving to the United States for centuries. From the start-up of the railroad system, weaponry, and the clothes we wear on our backs. These individuals have left their native homeland to travel for a better experience and to find the “American Dream”. Immigration has been a controversial issue for centuries, with other countries closing down their doors or enforcing a difficult process to become a residence. Immigration will continue to grow as more people flee their countries from dangerous situations; the inability to provide for their families, and pursuing their education. The topic of immigration has led to the current discussion of Trump’s travel ban.

Regardless of the strong disapproval of most Americans about illegal immigration, there has been almost none political desire during the last twenty years to attack this difficult situation in an effective way. The high level of acceptance and the existing condition of unauthorized immigration suit several financial and bureaucratic interests. According to Smith and Edmonston in 1997, the majority of the analysis on the influence of legal and illegal immigration on the U.S. economy reveal that the main beneficiaries are employers and consumers. In the United States, immigrants have a tendency to be part of two distinctive academic groups; in where they can be either worse or better educated than the ordinarily American. The first group